Reynolds returns to the West End

Debbie Reynolds is the mother of Carrie Fisher

US actress Debbie Reynolds is to return to the West End next year for her first London performances in 34 years.

The Singing in the Rain star is bringing her one-woman show, Debbie Reynolds Alive and Fabulous, to the Apollo Theatre.

The 77-year-old will reminisce about her career as a singer, dancer and actress, which spans 50 years.

As a pre-West End warm-up, she will perform a 15-date UK tour. The show will reach London in April.

Reynolds will also discuss her three marriages.

"It's a variety show," said Reynolds, the mother of Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher.

"I get to do impressions of Barbra Streisand, Mae West, Katherine Hepburn - even Jimmy Stewart."

The actress, who was nominated for an Oscar for 1964 film The Unsinkable Molly Brown, was discovered after she won a beauty contest at the age of 16.

In recent years, she has been seen on TV in the popular US comedy series Will and Grace, playing Grace's mother Bobbi Adler.